Your body functions using chemical messages that are directed throughout your system with specific targets. These chemical messages are carried by neurotransmitters, which act as a messenger directing ...

Neurotransmitters are a special type of chemical compound that occurs naturally in your body. Their role is to carry impulses from one part of the brain to another, and from the brain to the rest of ...

Excitatory neurotransmitters increase the likelihood that a neuron will fire a signal called an action potential in the receiving neuron. There are several types of excitatory neurotransmitters.

Tissue-like probes: A three-channel NeuroString for brain implantation (left) and a micro-CT image showing a gut NeuroString placed in the mouse colon (right). (Courtesy: Jinxing Li, Zhenan Bao, ...

Researchers have made great progress in neurotransmitter sensing by using genetically engineered fluorescent probes 1. Bioelectronic neural interfaces have also been used to study wild-type animals ...

Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers in the body. Their function is to transmit signals from nerve cells to target cells. These signals help regulate bodily functions ranging from heart rate to ...